LIVE BLOG: Protest continues at Hoerskool Overvaal
The demonstrations continue at Hoerskool Overvaal following the
ruling by the High Court in Pretoria.
The court ruled that the Afrikaans medium school does not have the capacity to admit 55 English-speaking pupils.
The situation #HoërskoolOvervaal where Cosatu and its affiliates will march to hand over a memorandum. pic.twitter.com/Ks2Kad84DY
— Jacaranda News (@JacaNews) January 25, 2018
#HoërskoolOvervaal Cosatu members are gathering at a petrol station near the school. pic.twitter.com/N7q2JHf7nw
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#HoërskoolOvervaal Sadtu members arriving in song. pic.twitter.com/hI7P65uIur
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#HoërskoolOvervaal Popcru is also here pic.twitter.com/9dqEfzb5nT
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#Hoërskool Overvaal pic.twitter.com/TtzcbLRVAX
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#HoërskoolOvervaal Update on the current situation.
— Jacaranda News (@JacaNews) January 25, 2018
Report by @Gao_Phala pic.twitter.com/cDkCGf1tNZ
#HoërskoolOvervaal Hundreds of Cosatu members ready to march to the school. This is the biggest group to march to the school. pic.twitter.com/pITLZL1ovy
— Jacaranda News (@JacaNews) January 25, 2018
#HoërskoolOvervaal We have started moving to the school pic.twitter.com/IZisUTqadk
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Slowly getting close to the school. pic.twitter.com/12UpoSpn6m
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#HoërskoolOvervaal Cosatu march https://t.co/bRPo9QVi0c
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#HoërskoolOvervaal The march is getting closer to the school https://t.co/SeO8vmeI3P
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#Hoërskool Overvaal https://t.co/8SU2MGDVU2
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#HoërskoolOvervaal We are a few meters from the school https://t.co/oVMcTdTakH
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#HoërskoolOvervaal Sipho Nhlengethwa from the ANC in Sedibeng on why they are marching. pic.twitter.com/0agfsCYiHJ
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#HoërskoolOvervaal A large group of school children led by COSAS has just arrived.
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#HoërskoolOvervaal The school has private security at the entrance pic.twitter.com/jixJArvvWK
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#HoërskoolOvervaal https://t.co/yv9NA7oVc1
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#HoërskoolOvervaal Memorandum of demands https://t.co/f5xFCHZzHh
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#HoërskoolOvervaal The crowd wants the SGB to come receive the memorandum. Cosatu leaders say a director from GDE will receive it, members are not happy.
— Jacaranda News (@JacaNews) January 25, 2018
#HoërskoolOvervaal Memorandum of demands https://t.co/f5xFCHZzHh
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#HoërskoolOvervaal Members and affiliates of Cosatu have requested the school principal receives the memorandum. Someone went inside the school to communicate this
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#HoërskoolOvervaal Report back says the application was sent to the district director https://t.co/zSOx46gqcK
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#HoërskoolOvervaal Marchers are upset that Cosatu applied to the district and not the school. Some say they must march to the district to hand over the memorandum.
— Jacaranda News (@JacaNews) January 25, 2018
#HoërskoolOvervaal Marchers are upset that Cosatu applied to the district and not the school. Some say they must march to the district to hand over the memorandum.
— Jacaranda News (@JacaNews) January 25, 2018
#HoërskoolOvervaal Some members are asking why they are here if the memorandum is directed at GDE and not the school. Leaders are trying to control the situation.
— Jacaranda News (@JacaNews) January 25, 2018
#HoërskoolOvervaal Some members are asking why they are here if the memorandum is directed at GDE and not the school. Leaders are trying to control the situation.
— Jacaranda News (@JacaNews) January 25, 2018
#HoërskoolOvervaal Some are singing "Kill the boers kill the farmers". Leaders caution against this song.
— Jacaranda News (@JacaNews) January 25, 2018
#HoërskoolOvervaal Leaders say they have asked for the SGB to disbanded so they dont need them to come receive the memorandum. The principal is also away, members say they will wait.
— Jacaranda News (@JacaNews) January 25, 2018
#HoërskoolOvervaal The memorandum is finally handed in https://t.co/byPWDCmDh6
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#HoërskoolOvervaal Recap of Cosatu's demands:
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1. The 55 pupils must be admitted with immediate effect.
2. The pupils must be allowed to learn in English.
3. The school SGB must be disbanded with immediate effect.
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4. GDE/District director must deal with language policy issues in schools across the Sedibeng district.
5. GDE must review the enrolment of learners already admitted at the school who live more than 5km away.
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6. GDE must provide a list of schools like Overvaal across the province.
#HoërskoolOvervaal GDE and the school have been given 7 days to respond.
— Jacaranda News (@JacaNews) January 25, 2018
#HoërskoolOvervaal Cosas is still demonstrating outside the school. pic.twitter.com/b0MPXE6hZr
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#HoërskoolOvervaal Cosas provincial chairperson Wandile Mofokeng says they will march to the department of education of their demands are not met.
— Jacaranda News (@JacaNews) January 25, 2018
Video by @Gao_Phala pic.twitter.com/dVZvoYFqfB
#HoërskoolOvervaal Thandiswa Yaphi from BLF says if demands are not met they will shutdown the school. pic.twitter.com/G4dV9PswRj
— Jacaranda News (@JacaNews) January 25, 2018